Category: mocktails

4oz Fresh Orange Juice

4oz Pineapple Juice

1.5oz Blueberry Syrup

1.0oz Passion Fruit Syrup

All all ingredients to a cocktail shaker

Add ice and shake for 8-10 seconds

Double strain into a chilled low ball glass (no ice)

Garnish with three cocktail cherries

January 24, 2024

Strawberry Mule (mocktail)

Sometimes you just want something simple. If that’s you, this one might hit the spot. Our first attempt accounted for all the ginger (root and beer) and it was pretty strong. If you dig ginger, it’s still good. But you could cut the ginger root in half, or even cut it out entirely if you like. The flavor of muddled strawberries and ginger beer is pretty good all on it’s own.

Cheers!

1 tsp Fresh Ginger Root (finely grated)

3 Fresh Strawberries

Ginger Beer

Add grated ginger and strawberries to a highball glass and muddle

Fill the glass with ice and top with ginger beer

Give everything a gentle stir to combine the flavors

Serve with 2 straws and garnish with strawberry (optional)

Source: Dry Mocktail Book

January 21, 2024

Blueberry Rosemary Smash (mocktail)

If you miss the complexity of cocktails then this one might be worth checking out. It is fruit forward, but with rosemary in the mix, the mocktail is far from boring.

Couple pieces of advice. Don’t be afraid to overdo the blueberries. If they are small, add more. We added simple syrup (2:1 ratio) to the original recipe because the first version was being overpowered by the citrus. Finally when you add the lemon juice, we recommend adding a splash of water (not sparkling) to the tin. Our first cocktail was hard to pour because there wasn’t enough liquid. Make sure to double strain to get rid of the fruit and the rosemary bits, and give the cocktail a gentle stir after adding the sparkling water. Cheers!

7-8 fresh blueberries

Sprig of fresh rosemary (cut in half)

1 tbls fresh lemon juice

1 tbls honey

0.5oz 2:1 Cane Sugar Syrup (aka rich simple syrup)

Splash of Water (for shaking)

Top with Sparkling Water

January 9, 2024July 2, 2024

Add the blueberries, honey, and rosemary to a large shaking tin

Muddle everything into a paste

Add lemon juice, and a splash of water and the simple syrup

Add Ice and shake for 10-15 seconds

Double strain into a chilled nick and nora glass

Top with sparkling water

Source: Mistress of Cocktails Recipe (with slight adjustments)

January 13, 2024

Dry January Menu is now available!

Whether you are doing Dry January or just aren’t a cocktail drinker, we’ve got a list of options for you. The new menu also features our updated branding, as we continue to develop the Runaway Anchor in the coming year! Cheers!!

Nojito – mocktail

A classic mocktail if there ever was one. The lime and mint are still there even if the booze is not, and those are the classic flavors you are probably looking for in this mocktail anyway.

Build it in the glass and go easy on the sugar for starters. And always use fresh mint. No shortcuts with this one.

Cheers!

6 fresh mint sprigs (plus 1 for garnish)

1 barspoon superfine sugar

2 lime wedges

Soda Water

Dash of simple syrup

Muddle the mint, sugar and lime in a highball filled with ice

Top with Soda Water and muddle gently

Add simple syrup to taste (start with the barspoon you used with the sugar)

Garnish with mint sprig

Source: Mocktails: cordials, syrups, infusions and more book

January 9, 2024

Strawberry Booster – mocktail

This mocktail packs a few surprises, and the biggest is that it is complex. When we set out to make a mocktail menu for “dry January” the main goal was not to make a bunch of smoothies and Shirley Temples. While the Strawberry Booster is a blended drink, it has so many flavors that it feels like a cocktail and not a smoothie.

Sweetened with honey and sitting on a virgin hot toddy of lemon, hot water, and mint. The complexity arrives with the marriage of strawberry and balsamic vinegar. This isn’t as strange a combo as you might think, but not necessarily found in a lot of drinks. All combined it is complicated and an easy sipper. Definitely an elevated smoothie.

Cheers!

2 tbls Raw Honey

Lemon Juice of one lemon

Pinch of Salt

1.5oz Hot Water

4-6 Mint Leaves

4-5 Strawberries

Dash of Balsamic Vinegar

Garnish with Mint Sprig and use a short straw

In a blender add honey, lemon juice, salt, hot water, and mint (immersion blender works too)

Blend ingredients for 5 seconds

Chop strawberries into quarters and add to blender, blend until smooth

Add a dash of balsamic vinegar and blend again for 5-10 seconds

Prepare tulip glass with fresh ice and open pour mixture over ice, leaving 1 inch

Add cold water to top of drink

Garnish with fresh mint

Source: Dry Mocktail Recipe Book (modified slightly)

December 3, 2023

Virgin Painkiller

I wanted to make a fun cocktail for my teenager, and this is a cool combo of standard “pina colada” materials, with the added element of grated nutmeg. Simple build but very tasty. Give this one a try. Cheers!

3oz Pineapple Juice

2oz Orange Juice (fresh squeezed if you’ve got it)

1oz Coconut Cream (homemade is best)

0.5oz Fresh Lime Juice

Garnish with Grated Nutmeg and Pineapple Wedge

Glassware: Low ball glass

Combine all of the ingredients in a shaker

Add ice and shake for 30 seconds (shake less and the glass won’t fill up)

Strain over fresh ice in low ball glass.

Garnish with grated nutmeg (grate yourself if you can) and pineapple wedge or lime wheel

Source: Food With Feed Tropical Pineapple and Coconut Mocktail Recipe

December 3, 2023

Citrus Fizz

Here is a simple drink when you want to skip the liquor (or you have kids hanging around cocktail hour). This one is a nice combo that leans into that “orange creamsicle” space, beloved by many. You can skip the egg (or just use the white if the yolk freaks you out), but you’ll lose some of the foamy magic if you do so. Perhaps more of a Summer drink, I’m okay with it since it’s taking forever for even Spring to arrive in my neck of the woods.

Cheers!

1/4 cup Orange Juice (quality bottled or juice it)

1/4 cup Fresh Lemon Juice

2 tbls Fresh Lime Juice

1 tsp Homemade Grendadine

1 whole egg

2-4 tbls Sparkling Water

Garnish – Orange Slice

Glassware: High Ball glass

Add all ingredients to a shaker without ice

Dry shake for 10 seconds

Add ice and shake for 30 seconds

Double Strain into a High Ball glass

Top off with Sparkling Water

Garnish with Orange Wedge

Source: The Spruce Eats Citrus Fizz Recipe

December 3, 2023

Blended Pina Colada – Virgin

You can do pina colatas lots of different ways. But if we are doing it non-alcoholic for the kiddos (or the adults) why not have some fun and make it a smoothie version!? This recipe sticks with several key ingredients including chunks of pineapple and coconut milk, while ending up something entirely different from what you’d normally think of with a Pina Colada.

Cheers!

10oz (bag) Frozen Pineapple Chunks

4 large scoops of vanilla ice cream

1 cup Coconut Milk (can)

0.5 cup Pineapple Juice (little can is fine)

Garnish with Pineapple Wedge and Maraschino Cherry

Glassware: High Ball glass with a wide straw (or a Hurricane Glass if you have one handy!)